Definition of RESENTMENT

resentment

Meanings

Plural: resentments

Noun

  • a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
  • The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
  • Satisfaction; gratitude.

Origin / Etymology

From resent + -ment, after Middle French and French ressentiment (in Old French as recentement), from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir via Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). Compare Italian risentimento, Portuguese ressentimento, and Spanish resentimiento. Doublet of resentiment and ressentiment, the former attested slightly earlier.

Scrabble Score: 12

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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